When we read anything, and question anything, we return to the roots
of the ideology of the work. Rexamniation of any text will inevitably lead
to the reworking of the premises and assumptions of the work. Thus the
author is where we return to to find the origins of his work for where
did the work exist but in the mind of the author right? So if Barthes didn't
think anything, he wouldn't have written, then you poor thing would have
to do this assignment right? So return to basics. I know you would like
to return to Barthes' basics and ended it there...